AHRQ Innovations Exchange ► June 05, 2013 Issue

AHRQ Innovations Exchange

June 05, 2013 Issue
Health Information Exchanges  

This issue includes

Innovations:

• Statewide HIE Generates High Levels of Participation, Improving Quality and Efficiency



• System Provides Interstate Information on Controlled Substance Prescriptions to Help Identify Cases of Potential Misuse

QualityTools:

• Health Information Exchange Toolkit



• HIMSS Health Information Exchange Toolkits


• National Rural Health Resource Center: Health Information Exchange Toolkit

Next issue: Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care

Spotlight On...
New Perspective

Trends in Health Information Exchanges A Conversation With J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Siemens Healthcare, Health Services

New Innovations Exchange Video Series

AHRQ announces a new video series, Healthcare Policy Innovations: Changing Care, Improving Health, which highlights policy innovations that led to more efficient follow-up care for patients discharged from the hospital, enhanced access to care for low-income patients, and improved health for children with asthma.

 Events & Podcasts

June Web Event
Join the Innovations Exchange for the last Web event in our new series designed to share experiences and lessons learned in putting accountable care organization and patient-centered medical home principles into practice. Registration is required.

Wednesday, June 5, 1 – 2 pm ET
Building Health Information Exchanges To Support Accountable Care Organizations and Medical Homes: Delaware’s Experience
Read the related innovation profile

Upcoming TweetChat
Join us on Twitter Tuesday, June 18, at noon ET for a live TweetChat with Dr. Rebecca Weintraub Brendel, Clinical Director of the Veterans Program at the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program and Dr. Benjamin Miller, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. We will discuss how the Boston Red Sox Foundation has teamed with Massachusetts General Hospital to support veterans with PTSD and their families. Use the #AHRQIX hashtag to participate in the conversation. For more information, visit the Event page. 

Articles & Guides Access resources for problem-solving and innovation adoption.

	Telehealth Improves Access and Quality of Care for Alaska Natives Stewart Ferguson, PhD, Chief Information Officer for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Care Consortium
	and John Kokesh, MD, Medical Director of the Department of Otolaryngology at the Alaska Native Medical Center

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The State of Accountable Care Organizations: A Conversation With Health Policy and Management Expert Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA Image courtesy of Jim Block with permission

Learn & Network Get advice and ideas from experts and practitioners. Participate in discussions and learning networks.

• Taking Innovations to Scale



• Community Care Coordination at a Glance


• Honing Cultural and Linguistic Competence


• Building Relationships Between Clinical Practices and the Community To Improve Care
  >> Join the discussion on the Clinical-Community Linkages Forum


• Paths to Healthy Weight